Whiffletree-coupling.



Patented Apr. 8, |902.

F. HENDRIGKS &'W. F. KOHL.

WHIFFLETBEE COUPLING.

(Application lsd Feb. 6, 1902.)

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FERDINAND HENDRICKSAND WILLIAM F. KOHL, OF AMASON, OHIO.

WHIFFLETREE-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 697,840, dated April 8,1902.

Application filed February 6, 1902. Serial No. 92,830. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom, it ntcty concern:l

Be it known that we, FERDINAND HENDRIoKs and WILLIAM F. Korir., citizensof the United States, residing at Mason, in the county of Warren andState of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inWhiffletree-Oouplings; and we do declare the fol' lowing to be a full,clear, and eXact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements inwhifdetree-fastenings; and it consists in the provision of aspring-clevis which is adapted to hold the whiftletree to the pole orshaft of a vehicle without the use of a bolt passing through the shaftor whifletree, means being provided to hold the springclevis fromlateral movement by said clevis engaging a recess in the edge of one ofthe bearing-plates, which is interposed between the shaft andwhiftletree and which plate is recessed to receive a lug carried by aplate which is fastened to the adjacent face of the whifiietree, alug-bearing plate being provided on the outer face of the whiffletree,which is designed to be seated in the socket formed at the end of theclevis. Y

The invention relates,further,to various details, construction, andarrangement of parts, as will hereinafter be more fully described andthen specifically defined in the appended claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings,which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of thisapplication, and'in which drawings similar letters of referenceindicating like parts in the several views, in which- Figure 1 is aperspective view of our invention; and Fig. 2 is a verticalcross-sectional view through the whiffietree and cross-bar, the clevisbeing shown in longitudinal section.

Reference now being had by details of letters, A designates a/ shaft,having a socketplate B fastened to its upper face, which plate iscentrally apertured, asat C, and forming a socket to receive the lug D,which is formed integral on the face of the plate E, which is fastenedin any suitable manner to the un' der face of the whiffletree F. On therear edge of said plate B is arecess B', and on the upper edge of thewhiffletree is a plate H, fastened thereto, which plate is provided inan integral lug K. The edges of said plate B and E are iianged, as at Nand N', respectively, Ysaid iiange adapted to engage over the oppositefaces, respectively, ofthe shaft and whiflletree, as shown.

M designates a spring-clevis, which has a flanged portion M' at rightangles to the length of the clevis, and which flanged portion is adaptedto be fastened to the under surface of the shaft carrying thewhiftletree. The upper end of the clevis, which is curved forwardly andadapted to overhang the whiffletree, is provided with a socket Q, whichwhen said clevis is sprung over the whiffle tree is adapted to receivethe lug K on the plate secured to the upper face of the whiietree. Whenthe parts are thus secured together by means of a ieXible clevisspringing Vover said lug and held in the recess B' in the projectingportion N on the plate B, the vvhifL fletree will be securely held inplace and without the use of a bolt passed through the whiifletree, thusincreasing the strength of the latter.

We are aware of the fact that it is common in the art to make cleviseswhich are adapted to hold the singletree to the shaft or evener withoutthe use of a bolt which passes through an aperture in the singletree,and we do not make any claim for such a construction.

Having thus described our invention, what We do claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A whiftletree fastening comprising a socket-plate fastened to theshaft or evener of a vehicle and provided with a recessin its rear edge,a plate secured to the under face of a singletree and having a projectedportion which is swiveled in said socket-plate,a lugcarrying platesecured to the upper surface of the singletree, and a spring-clevisfastened at its lower end to the shaft or evener and having a socketmember at its upper end adapted to spring over said lug on the uppersurface of the singletree, said clevis adapted to engage in the recessin the edge of the socket-plate, as set forth.

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2. A fastening for singletrees comprising in combination with the shaftor evener, a socket-plate having a flange extending over one edge of theshaft, the outer face of said flange being recessed, a swiveled platefastened to the under surface of the singletree and provided with aflanged edge extending about the edge of the singletree, a lug on saidswiveled plate seated in said socket, a plate fastened to the upper faceof the singletree and having a lug, a spring-@levis fastened at itslower end to the under face, the upper end of said clevis having asocket which is adapted to spring over the lug on the plate fastened tothe upper face of the singletree, the 15 FERDINAND I-IENDRICKS. VILLIAMF. KOHL.

Witnesses:

ALBERT FIBLE, CHARLES II. SPUHLER.

